Epistemic constraints on semantic theory
In this thesis I adopt an antirealist view of language understanding. According to that view we have understanding of a language only when it can be shown to others in common linguistic practice. I examine claims for the kind of knowledge involved in that understanding; claims about what we possess,...
Main Author: | Smith, Barry Crawford |
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University of Edinburgh
1991
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.662091 |
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